While the EPA under President Trump has been heavily engaged in rolling back various environmental rules, the agency is now seeking a single federal NOx truck rule to forestall a patchwork of federal and state rules.David CullenHeavy duty trucking...
They called for the rule to be overturned by Congress but said they are prepared to challenge it in court. Regan said the EPA crafted the limits to give truck owners a choice of powertrains including advanced combustion vehicles, hybrids and electric and hydrogen fuel cells. EPA Administrator ...
California, EPA, and the Uncertainty of Truck Emissions Regulations [Podcast]Explore how trucking fleets can deal with shifting emissions regulations and plan for adoption of zero-emission trucks as HDT's Deborah Lockridge talks to Lacy Robertson, Director of Sustainability Solutions & Public Policy...
On Wednesday, April 12, 2023, EPA released a proposed rule aimed at reducing emissions from light-duty and medium-duty vehicles, including passenger cars, light-duty trucks, and some medium-duty vehicles (light-duty proposal). EPA also released a proposed rule for heavy-duty vehicles, the “...
Cars and trucks make up the largest single source of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, and the EPA said the new rule will help "tackle the climate crisis" while accelerating the adoption of cleaner vehicle technologies. The agency is finalizing the rule as sales of clean vehicles, including plug...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the California Air Resources Board (CARB) are taking decidedly different paths to clean up truck emissions, leaving fleets with looming challenges including a new generation of equipment and even potenti
EPA’s “phase 3” greenhouse gas standards for heavy-duty trucks are drawing additional litigation from groups representing several industry sectors -- oil and gas producers, biofuels interests, and independent truckers -- widening the legal challenge to a measure that critics say unlawfully ...
Tirone doesn’t rule out car and truck makers achieving regulators’ strict new targets for conversion of ZEVs, but he calls it “a stretch goal — obtainable but not without challenges.” The realities of sourcing, production and technology could result in the issuance of waivers, relaxation ...
This aggressive EPA rule - which will hit mom and pop truck operations the hardest - is also ineffective because it incentivizes operators to keep using older, higher-emitting trucks for longer." The new EPA standards aim to cut deadly air pollution from truck emissions. (Fox News ...
EPA’s preemption waiver for California’s zero emissions truck mandate and some additional truck rules is poised to be published in the Federal Register on April 6, formally allowing state officials to enforce the rules but also opening a 60-day window